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I agree that 20% is too little, considering that works by the federal government are supposed to be in automatic public domain[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org
by desdiv 10y ago
I agree that 20% is too little, considering that works by the federal government are supposed to be in automatic public domain[0].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_status_of_work_by_the_U.S._government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_status_of_work_by_th...
- autoreleasepool 10y agoYou make a great point. Can anyone explain why software is exempt from this?
- aarongolliver 10y agoThey are not exercising a copyright claim when they don't release things, they're just not releasing them. Public domain only helps you if you have access to the work.
- greglindahl 10y agoIn addition to the point already made that the government has no obligation to release anything, code written by contractors is generally copyright by the contractors.